أَتَذكُرُ عَهدَ ذي العَهدِ المُحيلِ

أَتَذكُرُ عَهدَ ذي العَهدِ المُحيلِ

وَعَصرَكَ بالأَعارِفِ وَالشلولِ

وَعَصرَكَ بالأَعارِفِ وَالشلولِ

Do you remember the days at weathered Dhu al-ʿAhd,

Do you remember the time of fleeting covenants

And your time at al-Aʿārif and al-Shalūl,

And your era of customs and affectations

وَتَعريجَ المَطيَّةِ يَومَ شَوطى

وَتَعريجَ المَطيَّةِ يَومَ شَوطى

عَلى العَرَصاتِ وَالدِمَنِ الحُلولِ

عَلى العَرَصاتِ وَالدِمَنِ الحُلولِ

And the mount’s turning aside on the day of Shawṭā,

And the meandering of my she-camel on the day we travelled

At the open grounds and the remains of once-inhabited camps?

Across the soft sands and pleasant hillocks